¹Ipsi David. Judica,Of David himself. O Lord,Domine, nocentes me;judge those who harm me;expugna impugnantes me.assail those who attack me.

¹Ipsi David. Judica,Of David himself. O Lord,Domine, nocentes me;judge those who harm me;expugna impugnantes me.assail those who attack me.

²Apprehende arma et scutum,Take hold of weapons and a shield,et exsurge in adjutorium mihi.and rise up in assistance to me.

²Apprehende arma et scutum,Take hold of weapons and a shield,et exsurge in adjutorium mihi.and rise up in assistance to me.

³Effunde frameam,Bring forth the spear,et conclude adversus eos qui persequuntur me;and close in on those who persecute me.dic animæ meæ:Say to my soul,Salus tua ego sum.“I am your salvation.”

³Effunde frameam,Bring forth the spear,et conclude adversus eos qui persequuntur me;and close in on those who persecute me.dic animæ meæ:Say to my soul,Salus tua ego sum.“I am your salvation.”

⁴ConfundanturLet them be confounded and in awe,et revereantur quærentes animam meam;who pursue my soul.avertantur retrorsumLet them be turned back and be confounded,et confundantur cogitantes mihi mala.who think up evil against me.

⁴ConfundanturLet them be confounded and in awe,et revereantur quærentes animam meam;who pursue my soul.avertantur retrorsumLet them be turned back and be confounded,et confundantur cogitantes mihi mala.who think up evil against me.

⁵Fiant tamquam pulvis ante faciem venti,May they become like dust before the face of the wind,et angelus Domini coarctans eos.and let the Angel of the Lord hem them in.

⁵Fiant tamquam pulvis ante faciem venti,May they become like dust before the face of the wind,et angelus Domini coarctans eos.and let the Angel of the Lord hem them in.

⁶Fiat via illorum tenebræ et lubricum,May their way become dark and slippery,et angelus Domini persequens eos.and may the Angel of the Lord pursue them.

⁶Fiat via illorum tenebræ et lubricum,May their way become dark and slippery,et angelus Domini persequens eos.and may the Angel of the Lord pursue them.

⁷Quoniam gratis absconderunt mihi interitum laquei sui;For, without cause, they have concealed their snare for me unto destruction.supervacue exprobraverunt animam meam.Over nothing, they have rebuked my soul.

⁷Quoniam gratis absconderunt mihi interitum laquei sui;For, without cause, they have concealed their snare for me unto destruction.supervacue exprobraverunt animam meam.Over nothing, they have rebuked my soul.

⁸Veniat illi laqueus quem ignorat,Let the snare, of which he is ignorant, come upon him,et captio quam abscondit apprehendat eum,and let the deception, which he has hidden, take hold of him:et in laqueum cadat in ipsum.and may he fall into that very snare.

⁸Veniat illi laqueus quem ignorat,Let the snare, of which he is ignorant, come upon him,et captio quam abscondit apprehendat eum,and let the deception, which he has hidden, take hold of him:et in laqueum cadat in ipsum.and may he fall into that very snare.

⁹Anima autem mea exsultabit in Domino,But my soul will exult in the Lordet delectabitur super salutari suo.and delight over his salvation.

⁹Anima autem mea exsultabit in Domino,But my soul will exult in the Lordet delectabitur super salutari suo.and delight over his salvation.

¹⁰Omnia ossa mea dicent:All my bones will say,Domine,“Lord,quis similis tibi?who is like you?”eripiens inopem de manu fortiorum ejus;He rescues the needy from the hand of the stronger one,egenum et pauperem a diripientibus eum.the indigent and the poor from those who plunder him.

¹⁰Omnia ossa mea dicent:All my bones will say,Domine,“Lord,quis similis tibi?who is like you?”eripiens inopem de manu fortiorum ejus;He rescues the needy from the hand of the stronger one,egenum et pauperem a diripientibus eum.the indigent and the poor from those who plunder him.

¹¹Surgentes testes iniqui,Unfair witnesses have risen up,quæ ignorabam interrogabant me.interrogating me about things of which I am ignorant.

¹¹Surgentes testes iniqui,Unfair witnesses have risen up,quæ ignorabam interrogabant me.interrogating me about things of which I am ignorant.

¹²Retribuebant mihi mala pro bonis,They repaid me evil for good,sterilitatem animæ meæ.to the deprivation of my soul.

¹²Retribuebant mihi mala pro bonis,They repaid me evil for good,sterilitatem animæ meæ.to the deprivation of my soul.

¹³Ego autem,But as for me,cum mihi molesti essent,when they were harassing me,induebar cilicio;I was clothed with haircloth.humiliabam in jejunio animam meam,I humbled my soul with fasting,et oratio mea in sinu meo convertetur.and my prayer will become my sinews.

¹³Ego autem,But as for me,cum mihi molesti essent,when they were harassing me,induebar cilicio;I was clothed with haircloth.humiliabam in jejunio animam meam,I humbled my soul with fasting,et oratio mea in sinu meo convertetur.and my prayer will become my sinews.

¹⁴Quasi proximum et quasi fratrem nostrum sic complacebam;Like a neighbor, and like our brother, so did I please;quasi lugens et contristatus sic humiliabar.like one mourning and contrite, so was I humbled.

¹⁴Quasi proximum et quasi fratrem nostrum sic complacebam;Like a neighbor, and like our brother, so did I please;quasi lugens et contristatus sic humiliabar.like one mourning and contrite, so was I humbled.

¹⁵Et adversum me lætati sunt,And they have been joyful against me,et convenerunt;and they joined together.congregata sunt super me flagella,Scourges have been gathered over me,et ignoravi.and I was ignorant of it.

¹⁵Et adversum me lætati sunt,And they have been joyful against me,et convenerunt;and they joined together.congregata sunt super me flagella,Scourges have been gathered over me,et ignoravi.and I was ignorant of it.

¹⁶Dissipati sunt,They have been scattered,nec compuncti;yet they were unremorseful.tentaverunt me,They have tested me.subsannaverunt me subsannatione;They scoffed at me with scorn.frenduerunt super me dentibus suis.They gnashed their teeth over me.

¹⁶Dissipati sunt,They have been scattered,nec compuncti;yet they were unremorseful.tentaverunt me,They have tested me.subsannaverunt me subsannatione;They scoffed at me with scorn.frenduerunt super me dentibus suis.They gnashed their teeth over me.

¹⁷Domine,Lord,quando respicies?when will you look down upon me?Restitue animam meam a malignitate eorum;Restore my soul from before their malice,a leonibus unicam meam.my only one from before the lions.

¹⁷Domine,Lord,quando respicies?when will you look down upon me?Restitue animam meam a malignitate eorum;Restore my soul from before their malice,a leonibus unicam meam.my only one from before the lions.

¹⁸Confitebor tibi in ecclesia magna;I will confess to you in a great Church.in populo gravi laudabo te.I will praise you among a weighty people.

¹⁸Confitebor tibi in ecclesia magna;I will confess to you in a great Church.in populo gravi laudabo te.I will praise you among a weighty people.

¹⁹Non supergaudeant mihi qui adversantur mihi inique,May those who are my unjust adversaries not be glad over me:qui oderunt me gratis,those who have hated me without cause,et annuunt oculis.and who nod agreement with their eyes.

¹⁹Non supergaudeant mihi qui adversantur mihi inique,May those who are my unjust adversaries not be glad over me:qui oderunt me gratis,those who have hated me without cause,et annuunt oculis.and who nod agreement with their eyes.

²⁰Quoniam mihi quidem pacifice loquebantur;For indeed, they spoke peacefully to me;et in iracundia terræ loquentes,and speaking with passion to the earth,dolos cogitabant.they intended deceit.

²⁰Quoniam mihi quidem pacifice loquebantur;For indeed, they spoke peacefully to me;et in iracundia terræ loquentes,and speaking with passion to the earth,dolos cogitabant.they intended deceit.

²¹Et dilataverunt super me os suum;And they opened their mouth wide over me.dixerunt:They said,Euge,“Well,euge!well,viderunt oculi nostri.our eyes have seen.”

²¹Et dilataverunt super me os suum;And they opened their mouth wide over me.dixerunt:They said,Euge,“Well,euge!well,viderunt oculi nostri.our eyes have seen.”

²²Vidisti,You have seen,Domine:O Lord,ne sileas;do not be silent.Domine,Lord,ne discedas a me.do not depart from me.

²²Vidisti,You have seen,Domine:O Lord,ne sileas;do not be silent.Domine,Lord,ne discedas a me.do not depart from me.

²³Exsurge et intende judicio meo, Deus meus;Rise up and be attentive to my judgment,et Dominus meus, in causam meam.to my cause, my God and my Lord.

²³Exsurge et intende judicio meo, Deus meus;Rise up and be attentive to my judgment,et Dominus meus, in causam meam.to my cause, my God and my Lord.

²⁴Judica me secundum justitiam tuam,Judge me according to your justice, O Lord,Domine Deus meus, et non supergaudeant mihi.my God, and do not let them be glad over me.

²⁴Judica me secundum justitiam tuam,Judge me according to your justice, O Lord,Domine Deus meus, et non supergaudeant mihi.my God, and do not let them be glad over me.

²⁵Non dicant in cordibus suis:Do not let them say in their hearts,Euge,“Well,euge,well,animæ nostræ;to our soul.”nec dicant:Neither let them say,Devoravimus eum.“We have devoured him.”

²⁵Non dicant in cordibus suis:Do not let them say in their hearts,Euge,“Well,euge,well,animæ nostræ;to our soul.”nec dicant:Neither let them say,Devoravimus eum.“We have devoured him.”

²⁶ErubescantLet them blush and be in awe together,et revereantur simul qui gratulantur malis meis;those who congratulate at my misfortunes.induantur confusioneLet them be clothed with confusion and awe,et reverentia qui magna loquuntur super me.who speak great things against me.

²⁶ErubescantLet them blush and be in awe together,et revereantur simul qui gratulantur malis meis;those who congratulate at my misfortunes.induantur confusioneLet them be clothed with confusion and awe,et reverentia qui magna loquuntur super me.who speak great things against me.

²⁷ExsultentLet them exult and rejoice,et lætentur qui volunt justitiam meam;who wish my justice,et dicant semper:and let them ever say,Magnificetur Dominus,“The Lord be magnified,”qui volunt pacem servi ejus.who will the peace of his servant.

²⁷ExsultentLet them exult and rejoice,et lætentur qui volunt justitiam meam;who wish my justice,et dicant semper:and let them ever say,Magnificetur Dominus,“The Lord be magnified,”qui volunt pacem servi ejus.who will the peace of his servant.

²⁸Et lingua mea meditabitur justitiam tuam;And so my tongue will express your justice:tota die laudem tuam.your praise all day long.

²⁸Et lingua mea meditabitur justitiam tuam;And so my tongue will express your justice:tota die laudem tuam.your praise all day long.